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  1. On 8/29/2021 at 9:26 PM, Juggular said:

    That seems interesting. What does it look like?  If it's not commercially available anymore, maybe I could fashion it out of brass sheets or something?  I wonder if mesh/gauze could be fitted to absorb the sound as well?  While I'm hesitant to reduce the effectiveness of tuned pipe by fitting things inside the pipe, stainless scrubbing wool could be fitted after the stinger!  (Assuming the oil catcher is fitted to it?)

    It's great when TC members help my vague idea into something more tangible. I do appreciate it.  

     

    Here is an ebay link to an active one

    TAMIYA 41059 Oil Catcher - Tgs 'clr' Disc - RC Car Spares 638499001194 | eBay

    If you dont want to click the link just search ebay for item 

    eBay item number: 401630785986

    Never used one myself but been interested in it for my TGS.

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  2. On 8/17/2021 at 11:33 AM, mtbkym01 said:

    This is cool, I was eyeing off one of the Kyosho Mini’s years ago, this has me interested in one again

    Its a lovely little thing, its like a watch... but its also a pain. Currently the metal drive gear stripped the plastic main diff gear! Quite common when addressing an issue you simply push the fault down stream to th next weakest link. However I have recently received a set of shims that are the perfect size to sit between the drive gear and sit on the ballrace race face. This will allow me to tighten the drive shaft to the drive cup without friction. The net effect should be a more stable slop free drive gear coupling to the plastic diff gear. Hope to test in the next few weeks. 

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  3. I am sure you’ll get good advice from Kev. The stock configuration does not allow for a pull start, there is not enough clearance between the back plate of the motor and the radio box. However you could remove the radio box and reorganise the steering servo to give you the clearance for a generic pull start. 
     

    It would take some thought and a little effort. Me personally I just use a bump box.

    Before all that I would check the engine is stil ok. If it’s been sat with nitro or old after run oil for the past 30odd years it may not be possible to start. The issues would be…. if the piston was left at top dead center and is seized then you won’t get compression. If nitro fuel was left in the engine it attracts water and hence the bearings may be rusted to bits which on start will immediately kill the engine. Additional rust issues for the same reason can cause irreparable damage such as the con rod rusted to the piston pin.

    Good luck and ask any/all questions.

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    IMO nitro vs electric.
     

    Nitro is about owning and maintaining an engine  in addition to the car/heli/plane/boat.

    Electric is just about maintaining the car/heli/plane/boat.

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  4. On 8/7/2021 at 4:46 AM, zappto said:

    You got an amazing example, very well done work, i like photo with scorcher! Interesting what will be other project;)

    Thanks Zappto. The other project is .... :ph34r: Scalextric... will see how long it last. 

    As for Tamiya or RC in general,  i'm playing with what I have for a while. This particular car was on my mind for months and months but as it stands nothing is currently calling to me.


  5. 2 minutes ago, KEV THE REV said:

    That is totally mint . It looks excellent , I'm in a worse dilema now with the stickers , yours looks so good , and I don't have any !!! . That's a thing for another day

    What are the brown panel lines ? - I get 'panels lines' but black and brown ? - I'm intrigued

    Thanks Mate, not a patch on your stuff though. The brown was for adding weathering to the driver and his clothes.

    The decals are ok but def not mint but - and it’s a big but - they are all I could find. I don’t know if anyone else does them. But hey we can get too carried away with this stuff sometimes :-) 


  6. Well finally finished the body work. Still have not tested the gearbox and motor but will leave that for a rainy day. For now its done.

    I too was not sold on the idea of all the decals and indeed they are not box art as I prefer the yellow spot covers but the rest are as per the manual. However I trusted in Tamiya that they would recommend something that looked good and in my mind the more decals I put on the better it got, very happy with the end result. 

    Its been a fair amount of paint...

    3 x TAMIYA TS-8 GLOSS ITALIAN RED
    2 x TAMIYA SURFACE PRIMER GREY 180ML SPRAY
    TAMIYA TS-69 FLAT LINOLEUM DECK BROWN
    TAMIYA TS-29 SEMI GLOSS BLACK
    TAMIYA TS-27 MATT WHITE
    TAMIYA TS-83 METALIC SILVER
    TAMIYA TS-13 CLEAR

    TAMIYA XF15 FLAT FLESH
    TAMIYA X6 ORANGE
    TAMIYA X18 SEMI GLOSS BLACK
    TAMIYA X7 RED
    TAMIYA X9 BROWN
    TAMIYA XF 10 FLAT BROWN
    TAMIYA XF 57 BUFF
    TAMIYA XF8 FLAT BLUE
    TAMIYA XF2 FLAT WHITE

    TAMIYA PANEL LINE ACCENT BLACK
    TAMIYA PANEL LINE ACCENT BROWN

    The decals are from MCI and they very kindly replaced a set once I let them know there was a printing error.

    Its not in any way perfect but its a nice job and looks nice on the shelf.

     

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    You can see more shots in my showroom below.

     

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  7. Sitting in my hands patiently waiting for the replacement decals to arrive from Canada. Not sure if they have replaced the whole sheet or just the decal I raised with them. Spotted two other minor print errors since so hope it’s the sheer. 
     

    i think it’s looking pretty good now :-)


  8. 25 minutes ago, 53HRA said:

    As much as I’ve enjoyed following this topic I can honestly this is on my ‘should not have sold it’ list.

    I knew that once cleaned up, it would have come out excellent but I’ve got far to many projects on the go and the number hasn’t gone down since this Hilux went lol.

    I’m really glad it’s gone to someone who’s brought it back to former glory. Exactly what it needed.

    Now you can stick it on the shelf to admire, just as I would have.

    Cracking job, well done and well deserved :D 

    Thanks Mate

    Good news is It’s not like it’s gone far and tbh I’ve been into RC cars since I was a kid so doubt I’ll be leaving anytime soon.

    I am sure others have had similar experiences, a while ago I sold a Rough Rider and a few weeks later found it all broken up on eBay. It was the first time this had happened and I was a bit sad. I know that overall it will have all gone to good homes and produced many RR but in my mind I thought the person who bought it would finish it off and shelf it.

    But your all good here :-)


  9. I will keep these brief and do some "proper" photos later once I've decaled the truck. Since starting this model some 2 months ago barely a day has gone past when I have not dome something to it whether the building or painting. I fully believe that a real modeller could probably spend the same time re-doing all my work, buffing the various components and re-spraying. But for me this is about as good as i can do it for now. The rear mirror or side mirror is missing and while monitoring ebay almost daily except for a $400 NOS one from Switzerland I have not seen one turn up yet. The rear bumper was and still is a bit of a mess but at least its straight and I've re-inforced it with a tab of aluminium. Apart from that the rest is in excellent condition.  

    Anyway Ill do a proper set of photos once its been stickered :)

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  10. 17 hours ago, JeffSpicoli said:

    As much as I appreciate MCI, their decals aren't tack sharp enough for a quality model.  Not sure where you sourced these.....but I saw another maker who made better decals but I can't remember their IG handle to save my life.

    When I first got the truck I could not dind any decals so when I found MCI that was that. Interested to hear if you remember the alternatives.


  11. Well I got around 30 runs out of the gearboxes before the new metal drive pinions shaved the tops off the plastic teethed diffs they meet with. I found these while searching for 1/16th stuff. Not for my car but  they look really really similar in design so I will take a punt. It will mean metal to metal, although I still think I need to remove slop from both the diff gear itself and the drive pinion.

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    They are for a ZD Racing RAPTORS BX-16 which looks just like another clone of this car, although to be fair I am not sure who the original is Raptors BX-16, Wind Hobby or Meteor. Or perhaps they are all clones of the Acme NB16, or all clones of the old hard to even google Losi Nitro??

    Fingers crossed this solves the gear stripping drive issues.

     

     

     


  12. 14 hours ago, KEV THE REV said:

    Everything is saveable , just relax , take a deep breath and move on .

    Hope so Kev, I can see the fix in the door because I know where it is but I doubt most would see it. These two on the other hand are much less damaged and so I hope once sanded they will disappear under a cloud or two of TS-8.

    just going to wait another day for the clear layer to harden before sanding and masking.

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  13. Last Saturday I woke up ready to strip and repaint the cab. Been using a magnifying glass to paint the logo, had the paint brush all loaded up with silver and dropped it. It was a perfect streak all down the side. Don’t ask me why but in the next instant I grabbed some thinners soaked a rag and wiped the streak off - along with a section of main colour. With some careful sanding and masking I was able to use the last of my PS8 paint to make it good - well acceptable. 

    So on I pushed and it’s finished, well except I have that can of clear coat… should I use it… man I wish I hadn’t.

    Stupidly when putting the cab back on its resting supports I still had the can in my hand and duffed the front!!! Well I am all out of paint. I’ve ordered more and will wait for that to arrive before hoping beyond hope I can sand the issue out and successfully respray it. Stupid stupid stupid… grrrr - My shrink says getting it out is half the road to recovery.

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